She reaffirmed China's firm stance on territorial and sovereignty issues while stressing that, as a major country, China upholds a responsible approach to regional stability and exercises measured restraint.Fu pointed out that the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea explicit...
Defense Department's "concerns" over China's military drills in the region, the Chinese Foreign Ministry asserted that holding military drills in the South China Sea is within the country's sovereignty and reasonable. "Some countries outside the region often travel thousa...
This deep-sea archaeological investigation, integrating China's deep-sea science and technology, and underwater archaeology, marks the country's achievement of a world-class level in deep-sea archaeology, according to Guan.他表示，南海西北陆坡一号、二号沉船的水下考古工作，标志着中国水下...
As part of the country's patriotic education, Chinese people learn about the South China Sea and the Xisha Islands from a young age. However, interestingly, only a few Chinese people have ever had the opportunity to visit the Xisha Islands in their lifetime. Due to its remote geography and...
CountrySouth China SeaSpratly isletsParacel islets Brunei UNCLOS 1 (0) No China All* All (9) All (all) Indonesia UNCLOS No No Malaysia UNCLOS 3 (3) No Philippines Significant portions Significant number (8) No Taiwan (ROC) All* All (1) All (0) Thailand n/a No No Vietnam All* Sign...
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Chinese coast guard ships have fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, damaging both.
The Nansha Islands have been inherent Chinese territory since ancient times. Chinese activities in the South China Sea date back to 2000 years ago. China was the first country to discover, name and exploit the resources of the South China Sea islands. China was also the first country that exe...
Worse still, the country has also been spreading disinformation to hype up those incidents, groundlessly attacking and smearing China. China has indisputable sovereignty over Nansha Qundao (Nansha Islands) and their adjacent waters. That was established in the long course of history and is consistent...
It cites how the exploration plans may damage trading relations of the countries with China. Aside from the sovereignty claims of China over the region, the country made territorial claims along areas in the Vietnamese east coast. The expanding energy cooperation between India and Vietnam is ...